Tagged: new appointments

June 24, 2022 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sahil Thapa has reportedly joined from Deutsche Bank to lead tech and innovation teams at Recognise Bank. Sahil Thapa has been appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Recognise Bank, the digital small business bank “serving the UK’s 3.5 million SMEs with lending and business savings… Read More

June 23, 2022 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based crypto wallet and payments platform, has appointed Clark Povey as its new Operations Director “to shape the moments that matter in people’s crypto experience.” Clark has more than 20 years’ experience “leading global operations at financial services and technology companies.” He will… Read More

June 21, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Héctor Grisi will assume the CEO role at Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) on 1 January 2023, “following a transition period, subject to customary approvals.” Mr. Álvarez will “remain on the board and serve as non-executive vice chair.” Mr. Grisi joined Santander in 2015 as CEO… Read More

June 20, 2022 @ 2:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle recently appointed a new Managing Director to lead FlexiPay expansion. Funding Circle, which claims to be one the UK’s largest small business loan platforms, confirmed the appointment of Jerome Fernandez as Managing Director, FlexiPay. FlexiPay is described as “the first short-term finance product… Read More

June 18, 2022 @ 1:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PPRO, the provider of digital payments infrastructure, has appointed former Wayfair Europe finance executive Rahul Raswant as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rahul takes over the role from Götz Möller, who will be stepping down after over 3 years at the firm. Rahul brings… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 1:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fnality International has appointed Olga Zoutendijk as Chair of the Board of Directors. Olga will be responsible for overseeing Fnality International’s ongoing development and the launch of its global, regulated network of distributed financial market infrastructures (dFMIs), the first of which is scheduled for later… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 9:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ComplyAdvantage, a global data technology company transforming financial crime detection, announced that Mark Watson has been “named as the company’s Chief Technology Officer and newest addition to the leadership team.” In his role, Mark will “lead all engineering and technical innovation efforts including the expansion… Read More

June 12, 2022 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox, the Berlin-headquartered digital insurance firm, has appointed Hanna Jacobsson to the Board. Jacobsson will be serving as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Julian Teicke, CEO and Founder of wefox stated: “As we continue to double our revenues and maintain our focus on growth… Read More

June 9, 2022 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Compute North, a firm focused on sustainable, large-scale computing infrastructure, has announced the appointment of Satyen Yadav as Chief Technology Officer “to advance innovation in distributed computing services, including cloud computing for machine learning applications.” As covered, Compute North works with clients in the blockchain/DLT,… Read More

June 7, 2022 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiinu has confirmed the appointment of new members to its Senior Leadership Team. Chris Sweeney, Philip Tansey, Huw Evans and Wan Chuen Lau all join the firm in anticipation of Bank of England (BoE) authorization of its bank license application. Fiinu posted on its website… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alviere, which claims to be the “leading” provider of enterprise software solutions that easily enable any brand to deliver a “full suite” of financial products and services to customers, fans, and employees, recently announced that it has appointed Wes Schmidt as the firm’s Chief Revenue… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MOCA, a provider of advanced mobile-first digital accounts featuring a “next-generation” card-based payment platform and unlimited cash-back rewards, is pleased to confirm that it has added Shawn Sinner, a former Visa Payment Executive and Issuer processing industry veteran, “as President and Chief Revenue Officer.” In… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BUX, one of Europe’s “fastest growing” neobrokers, has appointed Niek van Rens as its new Chief Operating Officer. An ex-ABN AMRO Clearing executive, Van Rens brings with him “the knowledge and expertise to strengthen operations and achieve further growth across Europe.” Van Rens “has over… Read More

June 3, 2022 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling business entity, x15ventures, recently revealed that it has appointed Laura Faulconer as its Portfolio Director. She will be responsible for growing and enhancing the x15 portfolio. As noted in the update, Laura joins x15 from early-stage venture capital firm, Antler, where as… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pagaya, a global, data-driven financial technology company reshaping the future of finance, has announced Ashok Vaswani as its President. This additional key hire “is a pivotal next step to continue the company’s recent growth and expected ascent to becoming a publicly traded company in June.”… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks, which claims to be the industry “leader” focused on digital asset and crypto technology, announced that it has appointed the former Head of Fintech at the Bank of England, Varun Paul, “as its new Central Banking Digital Currency (CBDC) and Market Infrastructure Director.” In… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Atomico has teamed up with the most “ambitious” founders on their “scale up” journey. Their difference is “hands-on” support from the world’s “best” talent “to set up a new generation for success.” The team notes that they’re always looking for industry professionals “to help founders… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 6:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New Zealand’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service provider Laybuy recently revealed that it has appointed risk management professional Jamie Byles as its Chief Risk Officer (CRO). In this position, which is reportedly a part of Laybuy’s senior leadership team and based in London, Jamie… Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 2:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Atom Bank has reportedly appointed Andy Sturrock as the banking platform’s new Chief Technologist. Andy joins Atom from BP plc, where he ran the firm’s Digital Consumer Channels and Offers teams, including the BPMe app and loyalty schemes. During his time working at BP,… Read More

May 20, 2022 @ 12:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Napier, the provider of anti-financial crime compliance solutions, has announced the addition of two key hires to strengthen its North America team. Shana Leyva joins as Head of Marketing and Danielle Labarbera as Head of Sales. The new hires “represent Napier’s latest investment in the… Read More